Capital Profile: Wallace John

From this morning’s Times Union: a profile of Wallace “Wally” John, who currently works as the special assistant for natural resources to Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis. John previously worked as an environmental and agricultural analyst for the state Assembly.

He worked toward restoring Rocky Mountain elk to the Catskills until Chronic Wasting Disease struck New York’s deer population. The federal government stopped importation of elk, and ended the project for now.